fakki

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Fach.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɑkːi/, [ˈfɑ̝kːi]
• Rhymes: -ɑkːi
• Syllabification^(key): fak‧ki
• Hyphenation^(key): fak‧ki

Noun

fakki (colloquial)

1. box, compartment
2. (figuratively) narrow field, subject

Declension

Inflection of fakki (Kotus type 5*A/risti, kk-k gradation)
nominative		fakki	fakit
genitive		fakin	fakkien
partitive		fakkia	fakkeja
illative		fakkiin	fakkeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		fakki	fakit
accusative	nom.	fakki	fakit
	gen.	fakin
genitive		fakin	fakkien
partitive		fakkia	fakkeja
inessive		fakissa	fakeissa
elative		fakista	fakeista
illative		fakkiin	fakkeihin
adessive		fakilla	fakeilla
ablative		fakilta	fakeilta
allative		fakille	fakeille
essive		fakkina	fakkeina
translative		fakiksi	fakeiksi
abessive		fakitta	fakeitta
instructive		—	fakein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of fakki (Kotus type 5*A/risti, kk-k gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative fakkini fakkini accusative nom. fakkini fakkini gen. fakkini genitive fakkini fakkieni partitive fakkiani fakkejani inessive fakissani fakeissani elative fakistani fakeistani illative fakkiini fakkeihini adessive fakillani fakeillani ablative fakiltani fakeiltani allative fakilleni fakeilleni essive fakkinani fakkeinani translative fakikseni fakeikseni abessive fakittani fakeittani instructive — — comitative — fakkeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative fakkisi fakkisi accusative nom. fakkisi fakkisi gen. fakkisi genitive fakkisi fakkiesi partitive fakkiasi fakkejasi inessive fakissasi fakeissasi elative fakistasi fakeistasi illative fakkiisi fakkeihisi adessive fakillasi fakeillasi ablative fakiltasi fakeiltasi allative fakillesi fakeillesi essive fakkinasi fakkeinasi translative fakiksesi fakeiksesi abessive fakittasi fakeittasi instructive — — comitative — fakkeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative fakkimme fakkimme accusative nom. fakkimme fakkimme gen. fakkimme genitive fakkimme fakkiemme partitive fakkiamme fakkejamme inessive fakissamme fakeissamme elative fakistamme fakeistamme illative fakkiimme fakkeihimme adessive fakillamme fakeillamme ablative fakiltamme fakeiltamme allative fakillemme fakeillemme essive fakkinamme fakkeinamme translative fakiksemme fakeiksemme abessive fakittamme fakeittamme instructive — — comitative — fakkeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative fakkinne fakkinne accusative nom. fakkinne fakkinne gen. fakkinne genitive fakkinne fakkienne partitive fakkianne fakkejanne inessive fakissanne fakeissanne elative fakistanne fakeistanne illative fakkiinne fakkeihinne adessive fakillanne fakeillanne ablative fakiltanne fakeiltanne allative fakillenne fakeillenne essive fakkinanne fakkeinanne translative fakiksenne fakeiksenne abessive fakittanne fakeittanne instructive — — comitative — fakkeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative fakkinsa fakkinsa accusative nom. fakkinsa fakkinsa gen. fakkinsa genitive fakkinsa fakkiensa partitive fakkiaan fakkiansa fakkejaan fakkejansa inessive fakissaan fakissansa fakeissaan fakeissansa elative fakistaan fakistansa fakeistaan fakeistansa illative fakkiinsa fakkeihinsa adessive fakillaan fakillansa fakeillaan fakeillansa ablative fakiltaan fakiltansa fakeiltaan fakeiltansa allative fakilleen fakillensa fakeilleen fakeillensa essive fakkinaan fakkinansa fakkeinaan fakkeinansa translative fakikseen fakiksensa fakeikseen fakeiksensa abessive fakittaan fakittansa fakeittaan fakeittansa instructive — — comitative — fakkeineen fakkeinensa

Derived terms

• fakkiintua

compounds

• fakki-idiootti
• fakkikieli

Further reading

• “fakki”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023

Anagrams

• fikka